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August 28, 2015

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hi simon. I would just like to ask if there is a penalty if in case the interviewee was not able to talk for 1 to 2mins in part 2. And if there is, how severe is it going to be? I only discussed the topic given to me for 45secs. I need a band score of 7.

Thank you in advance for your answer. And thank you for this site.

Hi Simon,

Do you think examiners would shed bias upon Chinese candidates as many of them use memorised phrases too much? I mean, if examiners got annoyed by those activities, will they give relatively lower scores based on their impressions?

Thank you

Hi Simon
I was told by a by a person who used to be a former British council trained examiner that it is OK to ask examiner to change the speaking subject. Is it really possible, without losing the score?

Hi Simon
We Chinese students preparing ielts always have some prombles in websites containing a video which you recommend to us. How can we free from this kind of barrels in China without limitation? Please show me the way to watch learing video totally. Thank you for your reply so much.

Hi Simon
I want to ask a question that if someone cancel his registered ielts test then other candidate can register his exam for same date instantly or not

I remember that once my IELTS tutor told us that we may can answer the question with words slightly changed when candidates did not have a general knowledge to that answer. For example, if examiner asked a student to describe the life cycle of mosquitoes, I think fewer students could have knowledge about it, in this case we may can ask examiner if we could talk about the life cycle of babies.

Hi, start

As far as I know that some foreign sites are blocked and prohibited in China.I don't think Chinese people can decoding those sites in order to find a solution to access.

Ivy,

If you speak for less than a minute, you probably won't say very much, and this will affect your scores for vocabulary and fluency. It's impossible to say how much of an effect that this will have on your score, but it will affect it I'm afraid.

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Phil,

Any candidate (not only Chinese students) who uses lots of memorised phrases risks making a bad impression, especially if those phrases are 'fillers' or 'linkers'. If you memorise a phrase about a particular topic, that's different.

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Aria,

When I was an examiner, candidates weren't allowed to ask to change the question in speaking part 2. I don't think this has changed.

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starq,

Some people use a VPN to access videos.

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jk,

You'll need to check that with your test centre.

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tian,

No, I don't agree with that. Part 2 questions are never about specialist things like the life cycle of a mosquito. If you don't answer the question, the examiner will think that you don't have the required language knowledge. This will affect your score. Always answer the question!

Thanks, Simon, I really appreciate your comments.

Regards

thank you! Simon, I'm grateful for your answer.If somebody has a free VPN website or a access to get it, I will achieve it without any effort.
Best regards.

Thanks Simon...

Hi guys ...
I am looking for a speaking partner to practice with each other on Skype,Igot 6.5 in speaking, my Id is slloom2014

Hi Simon,

I understand it's important to say something, otherwise they won't be able to examine our English speaking skills.

But what if you really don't know how to answer a question?

Thank you!

hi simon...
I had given this exam once and scored 6 in speaking and now I am aiming for 7. so, please helpme to achieve my score and guide me what would I do?

Dear Simon,

I find your site very helpful for the exam. Thank you! Although I have one question regarding the Speaking test. Will we have the opportunity to keep tracking the time during the 2-minute-long monologue? (I have heard that we are not allowed to wear a watch on the exam.) I think it could be useful to be on time and cover all points.

I look forward to your answer.

Thank you and best regards,

Eszter

Amazing advices . Really we are need them to gain high band in the exam

Hello again, Simon. I already got the results of my ielts exam. I received 9 9 7 but a 6.5 in speaking. My agency suggested that I have my speaking recording rechecked. Do you think that it's a good idea, eventhough I only talked for 45secs in part2? Many thanks.

Only you can make that decision Ivy - it's very difficult to know what to do. Personally I would be a bit concerned that you only spoke for 45 seconds in part 2. This might make it hard to get a band 7.

I understand. Thank you Simon.

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